CN101710970A - Method and device for implementing programs recommended by client - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method and a device for implementing programs recommended by a client. A recommending client initiates program recommendation aiming to a recommended client to a service manager based on an EPG electronic program menu; and the service manager informs the corresponding recommended client of the information of the program recommendation. Therefore, the method and the device all can realize that the client initiates the program recommendation based on the electronic program menu, and the electronic program menu is verified by a network side and then sent to the corresponding client, so the program recommendation between the clients can be realized. Because an initiator of the program recommendation mode is the client, the contents and forms of the program recommendation can be diversified, and the abundance of the contents and the forms also can provide flexibility of IPTV service effectively.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the IPTV field, be specifically related to a kind of implementation method and device of programs recommended by client.
Background technology
In existing IPTV used, the user generally selected the program of watching according to four kinds of modes after opening set-top box.The first, the name of tv column according to live, program request, value-added service, Karaoke etc. under different classes of gets access to a small amount of, the general information of programme content under the column; The second, according to system recommendation information, but this recommendation information quantity seldom, generally comprises two to four popular program advance notices; The 3rd, according to system-level temperature program ranking list under the column, therefrom select one to watch; The 4th, arbitrarily click, switch and play a plurality of programs, up to finding own interested watching, what perhaps switch many just arbitrarily watches one.
More than multiple mode, comprising what recommend character all is system-level realization, is the program commending of IPTV system towards all users, content is too single, deficient, lack service flexibility; At present, still there is not program commending mechanism between the user side.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of implementation method of programs recommended by client, is achieved to guarantee the program commending between the user side.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of implement device of programs recommended by client, be achieved to guarantee the program commending between the user side.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
A kind of implementation method of programs recommended by client, this method comprises:
To the program commending of service management end initiation at recommended side user side, the service management end is notified to corresponding described recommended side user side with the information of program commending to recommendation side user side based on the EPG electric program menu.
The method of initiating described program commending is:
Described recommendation side user side sends the program commending request to the EPG unit, and the EPG unit is receiving that this request back is by carrying out alternately to obtain program recommendation information with this recommendation side user side.
The process that the information of program commending is notified to described recommended side user side comprises:
The service management end issues program recommendation information by the EPG unit to the pairing recommended side user side of described program commending.
The process that issues described program recommendation information by the EPG unit comprises:
Send program recommendation information to the EPG unit, the EPG unit sends program recommendation information with feedback system to this recommended side user side according to the inquiry of recommended side user side;
Perhaps, send program recommendation information to the EPG unit, the EPG unit directly sends to this program recommendation information this recommended side user side under the situation of described recommended side user side start.
The initiation of described program commending and/or the notice of described program recommendation information are to add sign by the program commending interface of special use or in program recommendation information to realize;
Described recommended side user side is further showed the program recommendation information of receiving.
A kind of device of programs recommended by client, this device comprise continuous program commending initiation unit, program commending maintenance unit, program commending administrative unit;
Wherein, described program commending is initiated the unit, is used to initiate program commending and program receiving recommendation information at recommended side user side;
Described program commending maintenance unit, the program commending initiation and the program recommendation information that are used to support described program commending to initiate between unit, the program commending administrative unit issue;
Described program commending administrative unit is used for issuing of program receiving recommendation and program recommendation information.
Described program commending is initiated the unit and is further used for showing the program recommendation information of receiving.
Described program commending maintenance unit is further used for initiating the unit for described program commending and upgrades the user profile that relates to program commending.
Described program commending is initiated between unit and the program commending maintenance unit, and/or between program commending maintenance unit and the described program commending administrative unit, is provided with special-purpose program commending interface, is used to support to relate to the communication of program commending.
Described program commending is initiated the unit and is arranged in the user side;
Described program commending maintenance unit is arranged in the EPG unit;
Described program commending administrative unit is arranged in the business management system.
As seen, because the inventive method and device can realize that all the service management end is notified to corresponding described recommended side user side with the information of program commending by recommending the side user side to initiate program commending at recommended side user side based on the EPG electric program menu to the service management end.。Because the initiator of this program commending mode be a user side, so its content and form may be varied, and enriching of content and form also can effectively provide IPTV service flexibility.
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Fig. 1 is the programs recommended by client flow chart of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the programs recommended by client flow chart of another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a programs recommended by client general flow chart of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the programs recommended by client installation drawing of one embodiment of the invention.
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On general thought, the invention provides a kind of implementation method of programs recommended by client, comprise: to the program commending of service management end initiation at recommended side user side, the service management end is notified to corresponding described recommended side user side with the information of program commending to recommendation side user side based on the EPG electric program menu.
The present invention also provides a kind of implement device of programs recommended by client, and this device comprises continuous program commending initiation unit, program commending maintenance unit, program commending administrative unit; Wherein, described program commending is initiated the unit, is used to initiate program commending and program receiving recommendation information at recommended side user side; Described program commending maintenance unit, the program commending initiation and the program recommendation information that are used to support described program commending to initiate between unit, the program commending administrative unit issue; Described program commending administrative unit is used to receive at the program commending of user side and issuing of program recommendation information.
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the programs recommended by client flow chart of one embodiment of the invention, and this flow process may further comprise the steps:
Step 101:STB (set-top box) initiates program commending to EPG (electric program menu) unit.
Particularly, the initiation of program commending may be included in repeatedly mutual between STB and the EPG unit, as: STB sends the program commending request to the EPG unit, the EPG unit is receiving that this request back sends the program recommendation information acknowledge message to STB, and STB then comprises the reporting message of program recommendation information in view of the above to EPG unit feedback.Described program recommendation information may comprise rationale for the recommendation, programm name, opposite end user side sign (can be title or ID number etc.) etc.Also may to be STB and EPG unit send to the EPG unit through after repeatedly mutual to described program recommendation information.
Have, the program recommendation information that STB reports normally is stored among the STB again.During the user profile change that program recommendation information comprised in EPG unit or other network equipment, this change can be synchronized among the STB, to guarantee that STB can the user keeps in touch with trying one's best widely, as: in network equipment new registration user side X, the EPG unit then can obtain the user profile of this user side X, and this user profile sent to STB, preserve this user profile so that use when needing in the future by STB.
During practical application, STB can initiate program commending to the EPG unit by present existing interface, and adds in the program recommendation information that is sent in order to show the sign of user side program commending; Perhaps, between STB and EPG unit, add special-purpose program commending interface, and initiate program commending by this interface.In fact, in any case initiate program commending, as long as the related program recommendation information of this program commending can be transferred to the EPG unit from STB smoothly, and it is getting final product at program commending that this program recommendation information can correctly be discerned in the EPG unit.
Step 102:STB will initiate the related user profile of program commending and be kept at this locality, and this program commending of initiating is carried out record.Certainly, if the user profile variation has taken place, STB also will be from the user profile after the variation of network equipments such as EPG unit at local update.
Step 103: after receiving the program commending of initiating from STB, the EPG unit program recommendation information that this program commending is related reports business management system.
Particularly, the EPG unit can carry out described reporting to business management system by present existing interface, and adds in the content that is reported in order to show the sign of user side program commending; Perhaps, between EPG unit and business management system, add special-purpose program commending interface, and report by this interface.In fact, in any case realize described reporting, as long as this reports and can be transferred to business management system from the EPG unit smoothly, and it is getting final product at program commending that business management system can discern correctly that this reports.
Step 104: business management system sends to memory module with the program recommendation information of receiving, realizes program recommendation information warehouse-in record.
Step 105: memory module is preserved the program recommendation information of receiving.
Step 106 is to step 108: memory module has been preserved after the described program recommendation information to business management system feedback echo reply.After receiving the echo reply from memory module, business management system is fed back echo reply to EPG unit, STB step by step.
After finishing above-mentioned flow process, STB has just realized pushing away process on program commending whole, pushes away process under the program commending at the pairing user side of this program commending then as shown in Figure 2.Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the programs recommended by client flow chart of another embodiment of the present invention, and this flow process may further comprise the steps:
Step 201: business management system is regularly inquired about the program recommendation information of once preserving, according to the definite program recommendation information that will push away down of current business rule (as: determine that the program recommendation information that is found all will push away down, or determine that the recommendation information that surpasses the program of threshold value at the program bandwidth demand descends to push away).
In actual applications, business management system pushes away this program recommendation information under also can determining whether when the program recommendation information of receiving from the EPG unit, and determining directly this program recommendation information to be sent to the EPG unit when pushing away down, and need not carry out the operation regularly inquired about again.
Step 202: business management system will determine that the program recommendation information that will push away down sends to the EPG unit, and this program recommendation information can send by present existing interface or special-purpose program commending interface.And the EPG unit can be preserved the program recommendation information from business management system, so that follow-uply provide for STB.
Step 203:STB is regularly to the program recommendation information of EPG unit inquiry at self.
The inquiry of the corresponding STB in step 204:EPG unit is to the program recommendation information of STB transmission at this STB.
In actual applications, this program recommendation information can send by present existing interface or special-purpose program commending interface.
And, execution in step 203,204 o'clock, also can be not based on above-mentioned inquiry, response mode; But the EPG unit is determined according to self record directly will send to STB from the program recommendation information of business management system under the situation of STB start.
Step 205: after receiving the program recommendation information from the EPG unit, STB can show this program recommendation information, as: show wherein rationale for the recommendation, programm name etc.And, in any step in above-mentioned flow process, all can in described program recommendation information, further carry the user profile of initiating this program commending; Make the pairing STB of this program commending when finally receiving this program recommendation information, can know the recommendation side of this program and show its user profile.
Next, STB then can initiate to order flow process at the authentication of this program to network side according to its program recommendation information of receiving, and then initiates to be redirected flow process with broadcast program.
Above-mentioned STB is an example in the user side, and in concrete the application, user side has multiple, is not limited to STB.
As can be known described by Fig. 1, Fig. 2, can be from the program commending of user side initiation based on EPG, this program commending is sent to corresponding user side after network side is confirmed, thereby can realize the program commending between the user side.The general thought of this program commending as shown in Figure 3, Fig. 3 is a programs recommended by client general flow chart of the present invention, this flow process may further comprise the steps:
Step 310: user side is initiated program commending at user side based on EPG to the service management end.
Step 320: the service management end is notified to corresponding user side with the information of program commending.
By the above as can be known, the inventive method can realize that this program commending is sent to corresponding user side after network side is confirmed from the program commending of user side initiation based on EPG, thereby can realize the program commending between the user side.Because the initiator of this program commending mode be a user side, so its content and form may be varied, and enriching of content and form also can effectively provide IPTV service flexibility.
In order to realize above method, can carry out setting as shown in Figure 4.Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the programs recommended by client installation drawing of one embodiment of the invention, and this device comprises continuous STB, EPG unit and business management system.Wherein, be provided with program commending among the STB and initiate the unit, be provided with the program commending maintenance unit in the EPG unit, be provided with the program commending administrative unit in the business management system.
Can think and have the relation that links to each other successively between program commending initiation unit, program commending maintenance unit, the program commending administrative unit.And in actual applications, program commending is initiated unit, program commending maintenance unit, the program commending administrative unit can be different with set-up mode shown in Figure 4, as: three unit close if be divided in the identical or different equipment.This setup is more flexible, helps equipment control and maintenance in the communication process.
In concrete the application, on program commending, push away in the process, program commending initiation unit and program commending maintenance unit are alternately to realize the initiation of program commending, the program commending maintenance unit also is used for program recommendation information is reported the program commending administrative unit, and the program commending administrative unit then can realize the attended operations such as preservation of program recommendation information.
Push away in the process at the following of program commending, the program commending administrative unit is used for and will determines that the program recommendation information that will push away down sends to the EPG unit, the EPG unit then can provide program recommendation information to the pairing STB of program commending according to the inquiry of STB or in modes such as active transmissions, and STB then can be according to the program recommendation information program receiving of receiving.
In addition, special-purpose program commending interface can be set respectively between STB and EPG unit and EPG unit and the program commending administrative unit, so that the program commending of being initiated by user side is communicated support.And, can memory module be set respectively or totally for STB, EPG unit, program commending administrative unit, be used for to the information that relates to program commending store, attended operation such as renewal, relevant push away on more specifically, push away down, operation such as information updating described in detail in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, do not repeat them here.
In actual applications, the user side that carries out program commending can be called recommends the side user side, and the user side that receives program commending can be called recommended side user side.
As seen, similar with the aforementioned method that provides, apparatus of the present invention can realize that also the service management end is notified to corresponding described recommended side user side with the information of program commending by recommending the side user side to initiate program commending at recommended side user side based on the EPG electric program menu to the service management end.Because the initiator of this program commending mode be a user side, so its content and form may be varied, and enriching of content and form also can effectively provide IPTV service flexibility.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to be used to limit protection scope of the present invention, all any modifications of being done within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is equal to and replaces and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the implementation method of a programs recommended by client is characterized in that, this method comprises:
To the program commending of service management end initiation at recommended side user side, the service management end is notified to corresponding described recommended side user side with the information of program commending to recommendation side user side based on the EPG electric program menu.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the method for initiating described program commending is:
Described recommendation side user side sends the program commending request to the EPG unit, and the EPG unit is receiving that this request back is by carrying out alternately to obtain program recommendation information with this recommendation side user side.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the process that the information of program commending is notified to described recommended side user side comprises:
The service management end issues program recommendation information by the EPG unit to the pairing recommended side user side of described program commending.
4. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the process that issues described program recommendation information by the EPG unit comprises:
Send program recommendation information to the EPG unit, the EPG unit sends program recommendation information with feedback system to this recommended side user side according to the inquiry of recommended side user side;
Perhaps, send program recommendation information to the EPG unit, the EPG unit directly sends to this program recommendation information this recommended side user side under the situation of described recommended side user side start.
5. according to each described method of claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that:
The initiation of described program commending and/or the notice of described program recommendation information are to add sign by the program commending interface of special use or in program recommendation information to realize;
Described recommended side user side is further showed the program recommendation information of receiving.
6. the device of a programs recommended by client is characterized in that, this device comprises continuous program commending initiation unit, program commending maintenance unit, program commending administrative unit;
Wherein, described program commending is initiated the unit, is used to initiate program commending and program receiving recommendation information at recommended side user side;
Described program commending maintenance unit, the program commending initiation and the program recommendation information that are used to support described program commending to initiate between unit, the program commending administrative unit issue;
Described program commending administrative unit is used for issuing of program receiving recommendation and program recommendation information.
7. device according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described program commending is initiated the unit and is further used for showing the program recommendation information of receiving.
8. according to claim 6 or 7 described devices, it is characterized in that described program commending maintenance unit is further used for initiating the unit for described program commending and upgrades the user profile that relates to program commending.
9. according to claim 6 or 7 described devices, it is characterized in that, described program commending is initiated between unit and the program commending maintenance unit, and/or between program commending maintenance unit and the described program commending administrative unit, be provided with special-purpose program commending interface, be used to support to relate to the communication of program commending.
10. device according to claim 6 is characterized in that:
Described program commending is initiated the unit and is arranged in the user side;
Described program commending maintenance unit is arranged in the EPG unit;
Described program commending administrative unit is arranged in the business management system.
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